Database shows UK motorists are not deterred from diesel vehicles

According to data from Cazana, UK roads will not be saturated with electric vehicles in next few years

Database shows UK motorists are not deterred from diesel vehicles
Tom Wood, founder and chief executive officer of Cazana, said that these figures demonstrate that diesel vehicle drivers are refusing to be turned off by negative connotations and ongoing media speculation.

Ongoing concerns over emissions, impending scrappage schemes, and outright bans are failing to deter UK motorists from diesel vehicles, according to findings from the used vehicle database Cazana.

It has been revealed that listings for used diesel vehicles have remained relatively in line with expectations when compared with petrol listings, throughout the past 18 months.

Whereas many would have predicted a rise in listings for second-hand diesel vehicles in the immediate aftermath of Volkswagen’s diesel-gate scandal, this has not been the case.

In fact, diesel listings have remained consistently below petrol listings, except for May 2017 – coincidentally, when the UK government first announced plans for a diesel scrappage scheme, however, numbers quickly fell thereafter.

Listings for alternative fuel vehicles, however, have increased in the past six months alone, and Cazana has witnessed a surge in the number of used hybrid petrol vehicles being listed on its site.

“Baby steps”

Statistics have been revealed during a time that the efficiency of plug-in hybrids is coming into question; it’s widely speculated that plug-in hybrids return high fuel consumption and emissions, and may not be the efficient alternative to diesels that the industry had hoped.

Tom Wood, founder and chief executive officer of Cazana, said: “The future of diesel is still relatively uncertain in the UK, and drivers are not flocking to sell their diesels to the used car market, in favour of a more sustainable option.

“Hybrid petrol vehicle listings are growing, indicating that motorists are continuing to take baby steps towards the fully electric vehicle.

“Our data does not indicate that Britain’s roads will be saturated with electric vehicles in the next few years, nor does it show that motorists are in a panic to rid themselves of diesel vehicles.”

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